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1. Calculate Population Standard deviation `(sigma)` from the following data
`3,13,11,15,5,4,2`


Solution:
`x``x^2`
39
13169
11121
15225
525
416
24
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`sum x=53``sum x^2=569`


Mean `bar x=(sum x)/n`

`=(3+13+11+15+5+4+2)/7`

`=53/7`

`=7.5714`



Population Standard deviation `sigma = sqrt((sum x^2 - (sum x)^2/n)/n)`

`=sqrt((569 - (53)^2/7)/7)`

`=sqrt((569 - 401.2857)/7)`

`=sqrt(167.7143/7)`

`=sqrt(23.9592)`

`=4.8948`


2. Calculate Population Standard deviation `(sigma)` from the following data
`10,50,30,20,10,20,70,30`


Solution:
`x``x - bar x = x - 30``(x - bar x)^2`
10-20400
5020400
3000
20-10100
10-20400
20-10100
70401600
3000
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`sum x=240``sum (x - bar x)=0``sum (x - bar x)^2=3000`


Mean `bar x=(sum x)/n`

`=(10+50+30+20+10+20+70+30)/8`

`=240/8`

`=30`



Population Standard deviation `sigma = sqrt((sum (x - bar x)^2)/n)`

`=sqrt(3000/8)`

`=sqrt(375)`

`=19.3649`


3. Calculate Population Standard deviation `(sigma)` from the following data
`85,96,76,108,85,80,100,85,70,95`


Solution:
`x``x - bar x = x - 88``(x - bar x)^2`
85-39
96864
76-12144
10820400
85-39
80-864
10012144
85-39
70-18324
95749
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`sum x=880``sum (x - bar x)=0``sum (x - bar x)^2=1216`


Mean `bar x=(sum x)/n`

`=(85+96+76+108+85+80+100+85+70+95)/10`

`=880/10`

`=88`



Population Standard deviation `sigma = sqrt((sum (x - bar x)^2)/n)`

`=sqrt(1216/10)`

`=sqrt(121.6)`

`=11.0272`




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